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Disturbance at a site in Jersey, where police are searching for human remains, may have been caused by filming of the BBC series Bergerac, police have said. | Disturbance at a site in Jersey, where police are searching for human remains, may have been caused by filming of the BBC series Bergerac, police have said. |
A hi-tech military radar is being used at the former children's home at Haut de la Garenne where fragments of a skull were found on 23 February. | A hi-tech military radar is being used at the former children's home at Haut de la Garenne where fragments of a skull were found on 23 February. |
The former home is part of a major child abuse inquiry allegedly involving 160 victims over three decades. | The former home is part of a major child abuse inquiry allegedly involving 160 victims over three decades. |
The building featured as the police station in the 1980s detective drama. | The building featured as the police station in the 1980s detective drama. |
One episode involved a fake graveyard being built in one of the fields. | One episode involved a fake graveyard being built in one of the fields. |
Hotspots | Hotspots |
Police say the radar is able to identify any suspicious and disturbed earth and it has revealed a number of hotspots in the grounds. | Police say the radar is able to identify any suspicious and disturbed earth and it has revealed a number of hotspots in the grounds. |
The police said they had been aware "for some time" of the building's appearance in the series, and stressed it has had many uses over the years. | The police said they had been aware "for some time" of the building's appearance in the series, and stressed it has had many uses over the years. |
The survey team were aware of the situation when they started and we are also acting on human intelligence Police spokesman | The survey team were aware of the situation when they started and we are also acting on human intelligence Police spokesman |
A police spokesman said: "That is not to say that the locations that have been highlighted are just because of the filming." | A police spokesman said: "That is not to say that the locations that have been highlighted are just because of the filming." |
The spokesman said the police were following up on witness accounts. | The spokesman said the police were following up on witness accounts. |
"The survey team were aware of the situation when they started and we are also acting on human intelligence." | "The survey team were aware of the situation when they started and we are also acting on human intelligence." |
The excavation in a field at the back of the building has uncovered a number of animal bones but no human remains. | The excavation in a field at the back of the building has uncovered a number of animal bones but no human remains. |
On Monday police announced they had found a few items at the same site that could be fragments of bone and said a sniffer dog trained to find human remains gave a "strong reaction" to them. | On Monday police announced they had found a few items at the same site that could be fragments of bone and said a sniffer dog trained to find human remains gave a "strong reaction" to them. |
The possible bone fragments have been sent to the UK mainland for tests. | The possible bone fragments have been sent to the UK mainland for tests. |
Mr Harper says it is possible the skull predates the alleged abuse | Mr Harper says it is possible the skull predates the alleged abuse |
Underground chambers | Underground chambers |
Police are investigating the claims of alleged victims who say they were abused at the home in St Martin in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. | Police are investigating the claims of alleged victims who say they were abused at the home in St Martin in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. |
Police have so far not ruled out the possibility that that the skull may pre-date the period under investigation and that the person may not have died unlawfully. | Police have so far not ruled out the possibility that that the skull may pre-date the period under investigation and that the person may not have died unlawfully. |
The search has been extended to the building's cellar and grounds. Police also suspect there may be four bricked-up chambers in the cellar. | The search has been extended to the building's cellar and grounds. Police also suspect there may be four bricked-up chambers in the cellar. |
So far experts excavating the site have uncovered a set of shackles and a shallow bath. The shackles had been found on the floor but may once have been fastened to the wall. | So far experts excavating the site have uncovered a set of shackles and a shallow bath. The shackles had been found on the floor but may once have been fastened to the wall. |
Police have said that the bath and shackles corroborate some of the allegations made by alleged victims. | Police have said that the bath and shackles corroborate some of the allegations made by alleged victims. |
Work breaking in to the second underground chamber is expected to start next week. | Work breaking in to the second underground chamber is expected to start next week. |
Police are also investigating claims that a man who spent time at Haute de la Garenne was abused in two States-run care homes in Guernsey. | |
Guernsey-born Carl Denning, 49, claims that abuse continued to be part of both his life and that of other children. |
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